linux-kernel - [PATCH v6] scripts: checkpatch: move Rust-specific lints to separate file

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Message-ID: <20260207155627.122810-1-jason.kei.hall@gmail.com>
Date: Sat,  7 Feb 2026 08:56:27 -0700
From: Jason Hall <jason.kei.hall@...il.com>
To: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@...bosch.com>,
	Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>,
	rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jason Hall <jason.kei.hall@...il.com>,
	Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v6] scripts: checkpatch: move Rust-specific lints to separate file

Create scripts/rust_checkpatch.pl for Rust-specific linting logic.
Add a conditional loading hook in scripts/checkpatch.pl to call it.
This will allow Rust linting logic to be maintained independently.

Add a new entry to the MAINTAINERS file to track this new file.

Suggested-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Suggested-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>
Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-linux/linux/issues/1191
Signed-off-by: Jason Hall <jason.kei.hall@...il.com>

---
---
 MAINTAINERS                |  6 ++++++
 scripts/rust_checkpatch.pl | 15 +++------------
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 2c0bdd08b74c..57831dc30e6b 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -5880,6 +5880,12 @@ R:	Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>
 S:	Maintained
 F:	scripts/checkpatch.pl
 
+CHECKPATCH RUST LINTS
+M:	Jason Hall <jason.kei.hall@...il.com>
+L:	rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org
+S:	Maintained
+F:	scripts/rust_checkpatch.pl
+
 CHECKPATCH DOCUMENTATION
 M:	Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@...il.com>
 M:	Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>
diff --git a/scripts/rust_checkpatch.pl b/scripts/rust_checkpatch.pl
index 69db5ded7371..56c1bc29d3f2 100644
--- a/scripts/rust_checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/rust_checkpatch.pl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
-# (c) 2026, Jason K. Hall <jason.kei.hall@...il.com>
+# (c) 2026, Jason Hall <jason.kei.hall@...il.com>
 
 use strict;
 use warnings;
@@ -9,17 +9,8 @@ use warnings;
 sub process_rust {
     my ($line, $rawline, $herecurr) = @_;
 
-    # check for Rust unwrap/expect
-    if ($line =~ /^\+/) {
-        if ($line =~ /(?:\.|::)(?:unwrap|expect)\s*\(/ &&
-            $rawline !~ /\/\/\s*PANIC:/ &&
-            $line !~ /^\+\s*\/\// &&
-            $line !~ /^\+\s*assert/) {
-            return ("RUST_UNWRAP",
-                    "Avoid unwrap() or expect() in Rust code; use proper error handling (Result) or justify with a '// PANIC: ...' comment.\n" . $herecurr);
-        }
-    }
+    # Reserve for future Rust-specific lints
     return ();
 }
 
-1;
\ No newline at end of file
+1;
-- 
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